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Middle of the Tongue.

Three letters use the middle of the tongue for their articulation.They are: (ج) , (ش) , and the unlengthened (ي) .

These three letters are articulated from the middle of the tongue and what lies opposite to it from the roof of the mouth.

This means the middle of the tongue collides with the roof of the mouth when these letters are articulated without a vowel, and the middle of the tongue separates with strength from the roof of the mouth when the letters are voweled. The ya’ here is not the medd letter ya’, which was previously stated to be articulated from the non specific area of the empty space in the throat and mouth. The medd letter ya’ is a ya’ saakinah preceded by a kasrah, NOT a fath. When the ya’ saakinah is preceded by a fath, this currently discussed articulation point is used.